My Name is
Rachel
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents. Though they tried, they were unable to provide for Rachel's needs and asked for help. Rachel arrived at the Rafiki Village Zambia in 2007. Rachel is is a strong student who studies hard, but she still has time for fun! She especially enjoys taking her turn on one of the Village bicycles. Rachel finds the human body, and the way each part functions, very interesting in biology. She believes that learning how God created human beings could help her become a doctor or nurse someday. Rachel says that God has given her a new heart, saved her, and made her His child through faith in Jesus Christ. She has learned that He wants her to live in a way that pleases Him in all she does.
DOB: Jul 21, 2003
Afia
Afia arrived at Rafiki Village Ghana in October 2009.
Luke
Luke’s father was a soldier and died before he turned three.
Denis
After the death of his mother, Denis was sent to the Nest, an organization funded by Catholic ministries before arriving at the Rafiki Village in...
Timothy
Timothy was referred to the Rafiki Foundation by a local orphanage in Kampala, Uganda after he was abandoned and given to his grandmother as an...
Nancy
Both of Nancy's parents died when she was a young child
Priscilla
Priscilla and her sister, Erica, are double orphans. After the death of their parents, they lived with their impoverished, widowed grandmother....
Babirye
Babirye and her three siblings were living in a situation that required immediate intervention according to Uganda social welfare.
Scovia
Scovia’s parents died within two years of each other, and their cause of death is unknown.
Augustus
Augustus, his twin brother Augustine, and his older brother Gideon arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2010.
Raphael
After both Raphael's parents died, he was placed with an impoverished grandmother who struggled to feed herself, let alone him.
Moses
Moses was only a year old when both of his parents died of an illness.
Wanangwa
By 2007, Wanangwa had lost both of his parents to fatal illnesses.
Meklit
Before arriving at the Rafiki Village Ethiopia, Meklit's grandmother cared for her.
Francesca
Francesca's mentally ill mother would leave her, her brother Martey, and her sister Selom unattended for days at a time.
Benon
Benon was born to a fifteen-year-old mother who died in child birth. His grandfather was old and unable to care for him. He was brought to an...
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Gabriel
Gabriel’s mother died in an accident, and his father died of complications from malaria.
Catherine
Catherine was abandoned immediately after she was born.
Nahom
Nahom’s mother died when he was just nine months old, and his father died when he was twenty months old.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.
Eric
After his mother died, Eric and his older brother, Eliya, were placed in the care of their aunt.
Christina
After Christina and her two sisters, Peace and Tendo, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Gritty
After both of Gritty's parents died, she arrived at Rafiki Village Malawi in 2007.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.